CHRISTINA LAMB
First Hamas fighters raped her. Then they shot her in the head
She had, he says, the face of an angel. Night after night Yoni Saadon, 39, wakes in anguish to the faces of women. First, that of the young woman hiding next to him under the stage of the Supernova festival where he had been dancing to electronic music as the sun rose on October 7 and Hamas...She had, he says, the face of an angel. Night after night Yoni Saadon, 39, wakes in anguish to the faces of women. First, that of the young woman hiding next to him under the stage of the Supernova festival where he had been dancing to electronic music as the sun rose on October 7 and Hamas...She had, he says, the face of an angel. Night after night Yoni Saadon, 39, wakes in anguish to the faces of women. First, that...
Rwanda to be given extra £15m to seal migration deal
Rwanda will be given at least £15 million more by the British government to secure an immigration treaty, with James Cleverly, the home secretary, preparing to fly to Kigali as soon as Monday to seal the deal. Rishi Sunak has agreed to release the money, which will be used to pay for extra personnel to improve and expand the Rwandan asylum...Rwanda will be given at least £15 million more by the British government to secure an immigration treaty, with James Cleverly, the home secretary, preparing to fly to Kigali as soon as Monday to seal the deal. Rishi Sunak has agreed to release the money, which will be used to pay for extra personnel to improve and expand the Rwandan asylum...Rwanda will be given at least £15 million more by the British government to secure an immigration treaty, with James Cleverly...
interview
Thérèse Coffey: A brain abscess nearly killed me. I blame stress
With her head banging and feeling increasingly unwell, Thérèse Coffey struggled through to the end of a debate on the reduction of plastic waste in the marine environment. Although her response had been lucid enough and she was not slurring her words, the environment minister was suffering from brain fog. Colleagues...With her head banging and feeling increasingly unwell, Thérèse Coffey struggled through to the...With her head banging and feeling increasingly unwell, Thérèse Coffey struggled through to the...
exclusive interview | Album of the year
Lana Del Rey: ‘I’ve been on my guard for so long’
The 90-day visa rebels breaking the rules for their Euro dream
Mid-morning in the chichi neighbourhood of Santos, Lisbon, means only one thing: brunch. Young, blondes sit on pastel-pink stools outside Mila, snapping acai smoothies in the custard-yellow sunshine. Can’t get a table? Try next door at Heim Café —...Mid-morning in the chichi neighbourhood of Santos, Lisbon, means only one thing: brunch. Young...Mid-morning in the chichi neighbourhood of Santos, Lisbon, means only one thing: brunch. Young...
Waldemar Januszczak
I launched a chat show with Shane MacGowan. It didn’t end well
The reclusive Yorkshire beer baron and the trouble brewing for Samuel Smith pubs
There was no pint for me when I called at the Angel & White Horse in Tadcaster, once the flagship pub of the North Yorkshire brewing baron Humphrey Smith. I had missed last orders by more than three years. An advert in the window of the pub, which...There was no pint for me when I called at the Angel & White Horse in Tadcaster, once the flagship...There was no pint for me when I called at the Angel & White Horse in Tadcaster, once the flagship...
CHRISTMAS APPEAL
The crèche where Ukrainian children learn to laugh again
Nimby neighbours cost us £20k and 18 years, but at last we have our dream home
When Jamie Adams and his wife, Madeline Hutton, bought a plot of land in Hampshire in 2003, they reckoned it might take them two years to build a family home. Hutton, then 32, had wanted to move from London back to her childhood village to help...When Jamie Adams and his wife, Madeline Hutton, bought a plot of land in Hampshire in 2003, they...When Jamie Adams and his wife, Madeline Hutton, bought a plot of land in Hampshire in 2003, they...
first person
My boss Kissinger was so persuasive he got a hunger striker to come for dinner
In July 1971, in the president of Pakistan’s jet, high above the Himalayan peaks, I had the privilege of accompanying Henry Kissinger on a momentous secret voyage. There had been no diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China for more than two decades, since...In July 1971, in the president of Pakistan’s jet, high above the Himalayan peaks, I had the privilege of accompanying Henry Kissinger on a momentous secret voyage. There had been no diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China for more than two decades, since...In July 1971, in the president of Pakistan’s jet, high above the Himalayan peaks, I had the privilege of accompanying Henry...
analysis
The factions fighting alongside Hamas that could change the war
After a seven-day pause, Israel has resumed its military campaign to eliminate Hamas. This will be a long and bloody fight given that the Islamist group is strongly entrenched and supported by other well-armed groups who were at its side during its assault on October 7. While their ideologies and tactics may vary, these groups are an...After a seven-day pause, Israel has resumed its military campaign to eliminate Hamas. This will be a long and bloody fight given that the Islamist group is strongly entrenched and supported by other well-armed groups who were at its side during its assault on October 7. While their ideologies and tactics may vary, these groups are an...After a seven-day pause, Israel has resumed its military campaign to eliminate Hamas. This will be a long and bloody fight...
Australian states back assisted dying — now the ill can focus on living
Jacque Hooper nodded her head and gave her doctor the thumbs-up to make sure there could be no misunderstanding. Earlier on Tuesday morning, New South Wales had become the final state in Australia to implement voluntary assisted dying laws for people with a terminal illness. Hooper, a former nurse, was one of the...Jacque Hooper nodded her head and gave her doctor the thumbs-up to make sure there could be no...Jacque Hooper nodded her head and gave her doctor the thumbs-up to make sure there could be no...
Will Justin Trudeau resign? Canada’s golden boy loses Midas touch
Almost 40 years ago, the Canadian prime minister was facing intense pressure to stand down. Miles behind his Conservative opponent in the polls, bitterly unpopular among even some of his own supporters, Pierre Trudeau announced he would not run...Almost 40 years ago, the Canadian prime minister was facing intense pressure to stand down. Miles...Almost 40 years ago, the Canadian prime minister was facing intense pressure to stand down. Miles...
Playtech in £700m bid for William Hill owner
Rival’s swoop ‘rejected as undervaluation’
exclusiveThe owner of betting giant William Hill was the target of a £700 million swoop by gambling tech provider Playtech, The Sunday Times can disclose. FTSE 250 company Playtech made a written indicative approach to acquire William Hill owner 888 Holdings at a price of 156p a share in July, only for it...The owner of betting giant William Hill was the target of a £700 million swoop by gambling tech provider Playtech, The Sunday Times can disclose. FTSE 250 company Playtech made a written indicative approach to acquire William Hill owner 888 Holdings at a price of 156p a share in July, only for it...The owner of betting giant William Hill was the target of a £700 million swoop by gambling tech provider Playtech, The Sunday...
David smith
Would we have been better off if Alistair Darling had stayed as chancellor?
Alistair Darling, whose untimely death was announced on Thursday — prompting a flood of well-deserved tributes — once rang me on a Monday morning. This was unusual. Normally any complaints about stories were made by advisers. The previous day this newspaper had run on the front page with the story that Labour would not be holding a public...Alistair Darling, whose untimely death was announced on Thursday — prompting a flood of well-deserved tributes — once rang me on a Monday morning. This was unusual. Normally any complaints about stories were made by advisers. The previous day this newspaper had run on the front page with the story that Labour would not be holding a public...Alistair Darling, whose untimely death was announced on Thursday — prompting a flood of well-deserved tributes — once rang me...
Trains, boats, taxis: has Uber finally discovered the road to profit?
As Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s hard-charging chief executive, sat down at the microphone, a towering rocket glistened in the morning sun behind him. The year is 2028, and Uber, having improbably transformed itself from loss-making corporate basketcase into the world’s biggest travel company, was ready to barge into...As Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s hard-charging chief executive, sat down at the microphone, a...As Dara Khosrowshahi, Uber’s hard-charging chief executive, sat down at the microphone, a...
Oliver shah | agenda
London’s top bosses should earn higher pay — if they deserve it
Call it the episode with the agenda-setting showdown over executive pay. The City jungle drums are beating out a...Call it the episode with the agenda-setting showdown over executive pay. The City jungle drums...Call it the episode with the agenda-setting showdown over executive pay. The City jungle drums...
david smith | economic outlook
We have record immigration. So why are we so short of workers?
Readers may know, if they wake early enough, that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) releases some statistics —...Readers may know, if they wake early enough, that the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...Readers may know, if they wake early enough, that the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
interview
I’m harnessing Britain’s brightest ideas to help business
The civil servants are revolting. Just because Dame Ottoline Leyser is chief executive of the vast body that hands out £8 billion a year in grants to UK science and research, doesn’t mean her bureaucrats can’t still push her around. I’ll explain: the week before we were due to meet, Leyser, who has arguably the most important job in UK science, tested positive for Covid...The civil servants are revolting. Just because Dame Ottoline Leyser is chief executive of the...The civil servants are revolting. Just because Dame Ottoline Leyser is chief executive of the...
Why Glencore is buying more coal — and what it means for net zero
As a former race-walker for his native South Africa, Ivan Glasenberg knows a thing or two about competing. Back in...As a former race-walker for his native South Africa, Ivan Glasenberg knows a thing or two about competing. Back in December 2020, he announced the end of his own personal race: he told investors he was stepping down as chief executive of mining house Glencore after almost 20 years at the helm. But perhaps even more...As a former race-walker for his native South Africa, Ivan Glasenberg knows a thing or two about competing. Back in December...
richard harpin
My golden rules for hiring the A-team for your business
How I Made It
It wasn’t enough to hire bosses for clients – I wanted to be the boss
Katrina Hutchinson-O’Neill had to grow up quickly. Born in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, her father, a Presbyterian policeman in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, had been shot and injured by the IRA a year before her birth, and later broke...Katrina Hutchinson-O’Neill had to grow up quickly. Born in Northern Ireland during the Troubles...Katrina Hutchinson-O’Neill had to grow up quickly. Born in Northern Ireland during the Troubles...
irwin stelzer | American Account
It’s boom time for the American consumer
Last week, the Conference Board reported that consumer confidence increased in November after declining for three...Last week, the Conference Board reported that consumer confidence increased in November after...Last week, the Conference Board reported that consumer confidence increased in November after...
William Turvill | prufrock
Reeves steals the show at Sunday Times party
Champagne and sushi were on the menu at this year’s Sunday Times business party at Claridge’s hotel in Mayfair. But...Champagne and sushi were on the menu at this year’s Sunday Times business party at Claridge’s...Champagne and sushi were on the menu at this year’s Sunday Times business party at Claridge’s...
MORTGAGES
A tale of two high earners
One is retiring early, the other can’t buy a house. Ali Hussain follows the fortunes of the people who benefited from low interest rates and those who didn’t
Johanna Noble | Money Editor
The new divide among my friends: the haves and have nots
fame and fortune
D:Ream’s Peter Cunnah: I hope my Bitcoin investment bounces back
Jill insley | question of money
Surprise £800 bill for a leaky old trough
Ian Cowie | PERSONAL ACCOUNT
Whatever people’s fears, nuclear is the icing on the cake of green investing
It’s expected that more than 70,000 people will have crowded into the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai before...It’s expected that more than 70,000 people will have crowded into the COP28 climate change...It’s expected that more than 70,000 people will have crowded into the COP28 climate change...
child benefit
Nearly half of child benefit tribunals find in favour of parents
Parents are increasingly beating the taxman in court over demands to repay child benefit, analysis for The Sunday...Parents are increasingly beating the taxman in court over demands to repay child benefit...Parents are increasingly beating the taxman in court over demands to repay child benefit...
Adventure
The terrifying story of the remotest ever cave dive
Pozo Azul in northern Spain is the Everest of caves. A 55-year-old from Huddersfield just went deeper inside than anyone has before, venturing 11,000 metres from daylight — almost all of his journey was fully under water
Interview
The man the ultra-rich call when they hit rock bottom
Bentley rides, grand pianos and a live-in 24/7 therapist: Siân Boyle checks in to the world’s most exclusive mental health and addiction clinic
The reclusive Yorkshire beer baron and the trouble brewing for Samuel Smith pubs
The residents of Tadcaster say Humphrey Smith is holding their ailing town over a barrel. Is a bitter end approaching for his empire? Robert Watts walks into a bar
times Radio
What the radio presenters always wanted to ask each other
What’s your most annoying habit? The worst thing you’ve said on air? The stars of Times Radio give each other a grilling
FARMER CLARKSON
Jeremy Clarkson: I don’t need a ‘green’ tractor badge
‘There’s a threat that I’ll be effectively frozen out of the marketplace until I build a kindergarten for the farm’s baby earwigs’
A LIFE IN THE DAY
Shirley Ballas: ‘So many people have let me down’
Ballas was born in Wallasey, Merseyside, and started ballroom dancing aged seven. She competed professionally from the age of 15 to 36. She then worked as a dance coach and judge for ballroom competitions and replaced Len Goodman in 2017 as the...Ballas was born in Wallasey, Merseyside, and started ballroom dancing aged seven. She competed...Ballas was born in Wallasey, Merseyside, and started ballroom dancing aged seven. She competed...
SPECTRUM
Photographs of ancient Egypt’s treasures in their new home
Last month marked 101 years since the British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, inspiring a gold rush of foreign archaeologists looking for similar glory among Egypt’s ancient tombs and chambers. The country’s buried treasure is no longer being dug up by overseas adventurers. Over the past decade Egypt’s...Last month marked 101 years since the British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of...Last month marked 101 years since the British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of...
DRIVING
Toyota C-HR review: ‘Great fun — until it starts nagging me to sit up straight’
The slogan for Toyota’s latest car is “Choose to Stand Out”. Taken together with its funky design and striking...The slogan for Toyota’s latest car is “Choose to Stand Out”. Taken together with its funky design and striking two-tone colour scheme this implies a certain nonconformity. So why is it bonging at me just because I’ve gone fractionally over the 19mph (30km/h) speed limit? I’m in Spain to test the all-new Toyota C-HR...The slogan for Toyota’s latest car is “Choose to Stand Out”. Taken together with its funky design and striking two-tone colour...
The Dish
RECIPES
Monica Galetti’s recipes for a festive family feast
The MasterChef judge on the skills needed to create a feast for the masses
RECIPES
Skye McAlpine’s stress-free Christmas recipes
From a get-ahead porchetta to a red cabbage panzanella you can make two days before, this menu means more time with guests and less time in the kitchen
RECIPES
4 recipes for alternative Christmas puddings
Not a fan of traditional festive desserts? Pastry chef Philip Khoury creates four dishes to convert the pudding sceptics
RECIPES
Clodagh McKenna’s easy Christmas crowd-pleasers
Keep things simple at the busiest time of the year with these crowd-pleasers
ADVICE
Don’t just wing it: how to cook the perfect turkey
The ultimate guide to preparing, cooking and serving your festive bird
WINES | WILL LYONS
The best Christmas wine for 2023
RECIPE
Monica Galetti’s orange marmalade steamed pudding recipe
My mum always made delicious steamed pudding, and in our household we have this orange marmalade one for those who...My mum always made delicious steamed pudding, and in our household we have this orange marmalade...My mum always made delicious steamed pudding, and in our household we have this orange marmalade...
INSPIRATION
Our favourite food hampers for Christmas
Deputy food editor
Jose Gourmet Collection Hamper, £200
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I love having a constant supply...Deputy food editor
Jose Gourmet Collection Hamper, £200
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CHARLOTTE IVERS | TABLE TALK
Pret Christmas sandwich review: ‘It just reminds me of sadness’
Can you find me a Christmassy restaurant?” says the editor. Hmm. Tricky. Christmas isn’t really about restaurants. It’s about putting the roast potatoes in the oven and pretending you can’t hear the in-laws questioning your crisping technique. If...Can you find me a Christmassy restaurant?” says the editor. Hmm. Tricky. Christmas isn’t really...Can you find me a Christmassy restaurant?” says the editor. Hmm. Tricky. Christmas isn’t really...
In case you missed it
exclusive interview | Album of the year
Lana Del Rey: ‘I’ve been on my guard for so long’
Pop’s greatest enigma opens up about God, Glastonbury, private life — and answers her ‘jerk-off ‘ critics
tv reviews | camilla long
Squid Game? It’s Big Brother with added Nuremberg
Netflix has done it again with new reality show Squid Game: The Challenge — they’ve taken a hit Korean drama and turned it into a brand
interview | film
Nick Park: why it took two decades to make our Chicken Run sequel
From Wallace and Gromit to Shaun the Sheep, the Aardman Animations team reveal the secrets of their success
PODCAStS | PATRICIA NICOL
What’s the best political podcast for you? Ranked by our experts
From George Osborne to Rory Stewart, Ed Balls and Robert Peston to Professor John Curtice, there’s a download revolution. Here’s your guide
books
India Knight: my favourite books to curl up with at Christmas
It’s the best time to snuggle up with a paperback — so why not try Barbara Pym, Mick Herron or more
music
From the Rolling Stones to Olivia Rodrigo — the 20 best albums of 2023
The past year has been an intriguing one for pop and rock. Marquee names such as Lana Del Rey, Christine and the Queens and Olivia Rodrigo released albums that continue to bewitch, months after they came out. The West Midlands singer Jorja Smith gifted us a second album of sublime soulfulness. The Rolling Stones returned with their first new music in 21 years, yet...The past year has been an intriguing one for pop and rock. Marquee names such as Lana Del Rey...The past year has been an intriguing one for pop and rock. Marquee names such as Lana Del Rey...
music
The 10 best classical albums of the year
Through 2023, the classical music world has been shaken by the way some of the UK’s finest opera companies, festivals...Through 2023, the classical music world has been shaken by the way some of the UK’s finest opera companies, festivals, orchestras and choirs are having to fight for their lives against funding cuts. But two high-profile feature films about conductors, Tár (starring Cate Blanchett) and Maestro (the Leonard Bernstein...Through 2023, the classical music world has been shaken by the way some of the UK’s finest opera companies, festivals...
interview | theatre
Acting, antisemitism — and my father-in-law Ken Loach
THEATRE REVIEW | DOMINIC MAXWELL
Ralph Fiennes’ Macbeth needs to sharpen his teeth
ART | WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK
At last, the Turner prize finds artists with a rare quality — talent
film
The best Christmas films and where to watch them
Whether you’re craving a classic or something more contemporary, our expert guide will help you to find what you’re looking for
There’s no better way of getting in the mood for Christmas than by settling in for a fine festive film. Whether it’s a classic Christmas flick like It’s a Wonderful Life with James Stewart or a more modern festive favourite like Will Ferrell’s Elf, the best Christmas movies take just a moment to transport you to the most wonderful time of the year. But the inner...There’s no better way of getting in the mood for Christmas than by settling in for a fine festive...There’s no better way of getting in the mood for Christmas than by settling in for a fine festive...
FILM REVIEW | TOM SHONE
Eddie Murphy stars in the first turkey of Christmas
It seems to be an ironclad rule of cinema that it takes only two or three films for a star to squander the goodwill...It seems to be an ironclad rule of cinema that it takes only two or three films for a star to squander the goodwill they generated with their comeback, and reach the career nadir they needed to come back from — call it the Travolta rule. Eddie Murphy returned to his R-rated motor-mouthed Eighties best in Dolemite Is...It seems to be an ironclad rule of cinema that it takes only two or three films for a star to squander the goodwill they...
Books of the year
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The very best 33 books of 2023 — the critics’ choices
From heart-rending fiction to swaggering history, juicy political memoirs and much more
BOOKS of the year
The best novels of 2023
Heists, shoplifting, illicit sex and even guerrilla gardening — Johanna Thomas-Corr, Robbie Millen and Susie Goldsbrough grapple with the most colourful and compelling literary fiction of 2023
books of the year
The best history books of 2023
Shipwrecks, crumbling empires and heads rolling from the guillotine … Dominic Sandbrook and Gerard DeGroot on a year of grand (and occasionally gruesome) history
books of the year
The best food books of 2023
Dry turkey and soggy cabbage? Not on our watch. Tony Turnbull and David Sexton pick out the year’s most scrumptious food books
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
JK Rowling and the best crime books of 2023
Joan Smith and Mark Sanderson have sleuthed their way through a pile of books to find the year’s best crime picks by Robert Galbraith, John Banville and more
Books of the year
Nadine Dorries vs Rory Stewart: best politics books of 2023
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The best thrillers of 2023
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The best science fiction books of 2023
How easy is it to terraform a planet? Who is the heir to Philip K Dick? And will first contact with aliens be made in...How easy is it to terraform a planet? Who is the heir to Philip K Dick? And will first contact...How easy is it to terraform a planet? Who is the heir to Philip K Dick? And will first contact...
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The best children’s books of 2023
Two cousins from Blackpool perform a magic trick that transports them to Las Vegas; Santa limbers up for the annual...Two cousins from Blackpool perform a magic trick that transports them to Las Vegas; Santa limbers...Two cousins from Blackpool perform a magic trick that transports them to Las Vegas; Santa limbers...
books of the year
The best science and environment books of 2023
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The best sports books of 2023
books of the year
The best art books of 2023
Books of the year
The best popular fiction of 2023
books of the year
The best pop and rock books of 2023
books of the year
The best biographies and memoirs of 2023
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Books by Times and Sunday Times writers of 2023
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The best historical fiction novels of 2023
books of the year
The best thought books of 2023
books of the year
The best business and technology books of 2023
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
The best gardening books of 2023
books of the year
The best books about literature — and our favourite poetry
Books charts
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — can Richard Osman beat the Guinness World Records?
The UK’s definitive book sales chart
updatedThe Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK, and the one that every author wants to be on. The listings are based on data collected each Saturday for the following Sunday by Nielsen BookScan (which has been collecting digital data since 1998) and the chart is the most accurate and comprehensive estimation of book sales...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK...The Sunday Times Bestseller List is the oldest and most influential book sales chart in the UK...
FILM
The best films of 2023 so far
updatedIt has already been a memorable year at the cinema. Steven Spielberg got personal with his most heartfelt film to...It has already been a memorable year at the cinema. Steven Spielberg got personal with his most heartfelt film to date, The Fabelmans; Cate Blanchett picked up a baton in Tár to play a disgraced conductor; while Harrison Ford took his final stand with a fedora and a whip in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny...It has already been a memorable year at the cinema. Steven Spielberg got personal with his most heartfelt film to date, The...
What to watch: your TV and streaming guide
VIEWING GUIDE
What to watch and listen to this week: Platform 7, Mayfair Witches and more
updatedPlatform 7 (ITVX, from Thursday)
Based on the 2019 novel Platform 7 by Louise Doughty — the writer who was behind 2017’s TV cause célèbre Apple Tree Yard — this thriller deftly crosses the psychological and supernatural streams to ask poignant questions about life and its fragilities. Jasmine Jobson plays Lisa, a teacher who witnesses a traumatic event at a...Platform 7 (ITVX, from Thursday)
Based on the 2019 novel Platform 7 by Louise Doughty — the...Platform 7 (ITVX, from Thursday)
Based on the 2019 novel Platform 7 by Louise Doughty — the...
television
Try our critics’ favourite hidden gem TV shows you can watch right now
updatedDo you spend too much time scrolling and not enough time watching TV? Are you fed up with being served...Do you spend too much time scrolling and not enough time watching TV? Are you fed up with being served algorithmically generated suggestions of the same shows? Do you want to bypass those heavily promoted new dramas to find some hidden TV gems? If you answered yes, read on — because here we present a handpicked list...Do you spend too much time scrolling and not enough time watching TV? Are you fed up with being served algorithmically...
PARENT POWER
23 ways to help your teenager stay happy at school — by experts
Teachers and psychologists offer advice, and the ultimate guide to kicking the social media habit
Parent power
Best private schools in the UK
It’s not just about top grades, but also extracurricular activities that mark out the top places
Parent power
Best state and grammar schools in the UK
A strong academic curriculum, healthy competition and community spirit are seeing top results
PARENT POWER
Maths is the new ‘cool’ subject. Here’s how schools got so good at it
Inspirational and innovative teachers have helped switch a generation of children on to numbers, but how does your school add up?
parent power
What went wrong with English teaching and who is really to blame?
Fronted adverbials and Dickens — why more pupils want to study physics and geography. Plus books every 16-year-old should read
parent power
How we chose the best schools — and how to choose yours
Welcome to Parent Power 2024, The Sunday Times’s definitive guide to helping you make one of life’s most important decisions: how to choose a good school. The educational landscape continues to be challenging across the state and...Welcome to Parent Power 2024, The Sunday Times’s definitive guide to helping you make one...Welcome to Parent Power 2024, The Sunday Times’s definitive guide to helping you make one...
parent power
Best schools in East Anglia
Parent Power
Best schools in the East Midlands
Parent power
Best schools in the West Midlands
PARENT POWER
Best schools in London
parent power
Best schools in the north of England
parent power
Best schools in the northeast
Parent power
Best schools in the northwest
Parent Power
Best schools in the southeast
Parent power
Best schools in the southwest
parent power
Best schools in Northern Ireland
parent power
Best schools in Wales
Parent power
Best schools in Scotland
interview
Meg Bellamy: I hope I’ve done Kate justice in The Crown
The actress was working at Legoland when she beat hundreds of other young women to a role in the Netflix hit
DOLLY ALDERTON
Dear Dolly: ‘My best friend won’t let me meet their boyfriend’
Your love, life and friendship dilemmas answered
TREND
Handmade baubles? How the style set do Christmas
White lights, wild foliage and a boozy cocktail — we’re planning a cool festive season
Personal Essay
My parents divorced but I still wanted to reuse Mum’s wedding dress
Flora Gill’s parents split up when she was a child — but could her mum’s ‘unlucky’ wedding dress be transformed into something that would hold better memories?
Beauty
Why beauty brands are listening to their customers more than ever
Ever wished your favourite make-up brand would branch out into skincare? Nowadays you can just ask them
Trend
How the country set fell in love with whippets
Sit down, springers. Labradors, get in your baskets. The whippet has pinched your place in front of the Aga. Within a decade the bony little breed has morphed from working man’s racehorse to Soho Farmhouse sybarite. From flat cap to flat white...Sit down, springers. Labradors, get in your baskets. The whippet has pinched your place in front...Sit down, springers. Labradors, get in your baskets. The whippet has pinched your place in front...
BEAUTY | INDIA KNIGHT
This palette makes the perfect present
Here’s your Christmas present for your best friend/sister/mother. Or perhaps for you. At this time of year I always...Here’s your Christmas present for your best friend/sister/mother. Or perhaps for you. At this...Here’s your Christmas present for your best friend/sister/mother. Or perhaps for you. At this...
SHOP WITH STYLE
10 stylish things to buy in 2023: fashion, homeware and more
updatedThis article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Welcome to Shop with Style, where you will find the...This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Welcome to Shop with Style, where...This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Welcome to Shop with Style, where...
Interiors
Inside the west London vestry that became a cool family home
For all the nightmare stories you hear about moving house, Natalie Sytner’s is a salve. A voracious Rightmove scroller, in 2021 she saw a dream — overbudget — home in Kensal Green, northwest London, and unbeknown to her husband, booked a viewing.For all the nightmare stories you hear about moving house, Natalie Sytner’s is a salve. A...For all the nightmare stories you hear about moving house, Natalie Sytner’s is a salve. A...
euro 2024 | jonathan northcroft
With this team – and this draw – England are real contenders
So, straight back to Gelsenkirchen, scene of Wayne Rooney’s red card and Cristiano Ronaldo’s wink; graveyard of the last golden generation who went to a tournament in Germany representing England. Gareth Southgate has always believed the best thing to do about all the previous traumas England...So, straight back to Gelsenkirchen, scene of Wayne Rooney’s red card and Cristiano Ronaldo’s wink; graveyard of the last golden generation who went to a tournament in Germany representing England. Gareth Southgate has always believed the best thing to do about all the previous traumas England...So, straight back to Gelsenkirchen, scene of Wayne Rooney’s red card and Cristiano Ronaldo’s wink; graveyard of the last golden...
martin samuel
Footballers speak sense on TV – so why do they lose their heads on the pitch?
So, if the penalty given against Newcastle United in Paris last week was such an outrage, which it was, and if no professional walking the earth would ever have given it, which they wouldn’t, how come every Paris Saint-Germain player surrounded referee Szymon Marciniak claiming handball? The same in Germany the following night. If...So, if the penalty given against Newcastle United in Paris last week was such an outrage, which it was, and if no professional walking the earth would ever have given it, which they wouldn’t, how come every Paris Saint-Germain player surrounded referee Szymon Marciniak claiming handball? The same in Germany the following night. If...So, if the penalty given against Newcastle United in Paris last week was such an outrage, which it was, and if no professional...
The Concussion files | David walsh
The only way out of this crisis is for players to play less
The question is, how did it get to this? In rugby union, of all sports. How could the game reach a point where, instead of a drink in the clubhouse bar, former players are spoiling to get the game’s administrators into a courtroom? Almost 300 believe that the governing bodies should have done more to protect them...The question is, how did it get to this? In rugby union, of all sports. How could the game reach...The question is, how did it get to this? In rugby union, of all sports. How could the game reach...
premier league | WATARU ENDO INTERVIEW
‘Japanese are clever. I outguess attackers’ – secret of ‘Duel King’ Endo
rugby union | stephen jones
I don’t care who next No 10 is, I hope he gets respect suffering Farrell didn’t
When you heard that Owen Farrell was to forsake his England jersey for the Six Nations and the treasured captaincy...When you heard that Owen Farrell was to forsake his England jersey for the Six Nations and the...When you heard that Owen Farrell was to forsake his England jersey for the Six Nations and the...
premier league | ALYSON RUDD
Helter-skelter Spurs are ideal side to stir City from smug slumber
The iconic ending of The Graduate has Dustin Hoffman’s Ben rescuing Katherine Ross’s Elaine from her own marriage...The iconic ending of The Graduate has Dustin Hoffman’s Ben rescuing Katherine Ross’s Elaine from...The iconic ending of The Graduate has Dustin Hoffman’s Ben rescuing Katherine Ross’s Elaine from...
Cricket | simon wilde
Jacks and Salt fit bill to be England’s new explosive double act
England’s white-ball tour to the West Indies, which starts in Antigua on Sunday with the first of three one-day internationals, very much feels like the handover from one generation of batsmen to another. English cricket’s short-format glory years...England’s white-ball tour to the West Indies, which starts in Antigua on Sunday with the first of...England’s white-ball tour to the West Indies, which starts in Antigua on Sunday with the first of...
Premier League
Pressure rises on Cooper as McNeil gives Everton hope
premier league
Maupay strikes again as dominant Brentford go tenth
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP
Blistering Bath up to second thanks to Barbeary and Russell
Bath may not quite be back but this is the nearest they have been to a serious side since George Ford in his pomp took them to a Premiership final. They started and finished well. It was entertaining, intelligent stuff with Sam Underhill the...Bath may not quite be back but this is the nearest they have been to a serious side since George...Bath may not quite be back but this is the nearest they have been to a serious side since George...
gallagher premiership
Lawes shows enduring class as Saints stun Saracens
GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP
Bristol blow away West Country rivals Gloucester in seven-try rout
RUGBY UNION | STUART BARNES
Kolisi can get Lancaster’s Racing over line in Europe (finally)
Keep an eye on Racing 92 in the forthcoming Champions Cup. The great flatterers of the French game may finally be...Keep an eye on Racing 92 in the forthcoming Champions Cup. The great flatterers of the French...Keep an eye on Racing 92 in the forthcoming Champions Cup. The great flatterers of the French...
RUGBY UNION | STEPHEN JONES
South African sides in Europe is like Lennon joining the Rolling Stones
All roads lead to bloody everywhere, and nowhere, from next weekend. We are only in the second season since the...All roads lead to bloody everywhere, and nowhere, from next weekend. We are only in the second...All roads lead to bloody everywhere, and nowhere, from next weekend. We are only in the second...
premier league
Forget tiki-taka, Guardiola will attack Spurs aerially
When asked why he positioned his full backs infield as conventional central midfielders, Ange Postecoglou jested that he was just “copying Pep”. The two head coaches do share styles but it is Postecoglou who has the greater desire for his Tottenham Hotspur side to maintain possession with short, intricate passes. Guardiola, whose sides historically have played tiki-taka...When asked why he positioned his full backs infield as conventional central midfielders, Ange...When asked why he positioned his full backs infield as conventional central midfielders, Ange...
premier league | james Gheerbrant
Salah has mastered all arts and his durability is redefining greatness
There is a certain sort of footballer you expect to see at the top of a chart for most matches played. And of the two...There is a certain sort of footballer you expect to see at the top of a chart for most matches played. And of the two outfield players who have trodden a Premier League pitch most often since the start of the 2017-18 season, it is no surprise that one of them is James Tarkowski: a man with the solid, unyielding...There is a certain sort of footballer you expect to see at the top of a chart for most matches played. And of the two outfield...
SOUTH PACIFIC
The South Pacific paradise where you can freedive with whales
On Tahiti, even novice freedivers can meet the gentle giants up close in an underwater world as breathtaking as it is above
FRANCE
What really happens in Paris’s skeleton-filled tunnels
Our writer and her six-year-old son go looking for ghosts and monsters and venture into the eerie underground world of the French capital
UK
This enchanting UK day out is your chance to see Europe’s largest land mammal
Head to the Kent wilderness where herds of bison are back from the brink of extinction. Here, they roam alongside deer, ponies and pigs
UK
A behind-the-scenes insider’s guide to the magical Hebrides
On the 20th anniversary of the hit children’s book and film series How To Train Your Dragon, its author describes the wonderfully wild Scottish islands that inspired her
INSPIRATION
How I found a luxury all-inclusive holiday in Turkey for less than £400
Even with flight prices rising, it’s possible to bag a bargain for next year if you act early and follow this trade secret tip
Kathy lette | travel troubleshooter
‘Can I survive a holiday with my son’s horrible fiancée?’
SOMETHING TO DECLARE
Love them or hate them, the all-inclusive saved my family holiday
After a week spent in a monstrous all-inclusive hotel in the Turks & Caicos Islands, my body is as smooth and pink as...After a week spent in a monstrous all-inclusive hotel in the Turks & Caicos Islands, my body is...After a week spent in a monstrous all-inclusive hotel in the Turks & Caicos Islands, my body is...
UK
Seven of the best stately homes to visit at Christmas
The UK’s grand country castles and estates are especially lovely when done up in their festive finery. Here’s our...The UK’s grand country castles and estates are especially lovely when done up in their festive...The UK’s grand country castles and estates are especially lovely when done up in their festive...
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Munich break worth £4,692 at the five-star Hotel Bayerischer Hof
us
Fake polar bears and festive weed shops: the real fairytale of New York
The night before Shane MacGowan died, I thought of him twice. It was on Wednesday night at 7pm, New York time — midnight in London. Broadway was in the teeth of a winter gale and as I dropped a dollar into the Starbucks cup of a homeless geriatric...The night before Shane MacGowan died, I thought of him twice. It was on Wednesday night at 7pm...The night before Shane MacGowan died, I thought of him twice. It was on Wednesday night at 7pm...
gift guide 2023
The best homeware gifts for Christmas: a room-by-room guide
115 sparkling festive gifts to suit any budget, from £7 to a £5,000 Gucci pet bed
Investigation
Life in the villages taken over by holiday homes and Airbnb
A surge in short-term lets and second homes is leading to tension between landlords and locals
Nimby neighbours cost us £20k and 18 years, but at last we have our dream home
It took one couple planning to build on an unused plot almost two decades to win stubborn neighbours over. Here’s how they did it
gardening
Why urban forests are a growing trend
The charity Earthwatch is creating pockets of native tree species in neglected urban areas to regenerate the land
home makeover
An eclectic revamp of a village house
After reconfiguring their new home, the Pinsents used thrifty online finds mixed with works of art to create their colourful dream pad in the country
LUSTWORTHY HOMES
The White House, with six-acre Christmas Wood, is on sale for £2.3m
Hertfordshire, £2.3 million
Perfect for the festive season, the White House is a five-bedroom cream-coloured house that comes with the six-acre Christmas Wood, with pathways that lead to a boating pond and summerhouse. A muntjac deer is a...Hertfordshire, £2.3 million
Perfect for the festive season, the White House is a...Hertfordshire, £2.3 million
Perfect for the festive season, the White House is a...
COMMENT
Shoes on or off in the house — the latest generational divide
It’s the first Sunday in December, which means two things: it’s time to rewatch The Muppet Christmas Carol and...It’s the first Sunday in December, which means two things: it’s time to rewatch The Muppet...It’s the first Sunday in December, which means two things: it’s time to rewatch The Muppet...
house guest
How to find peace this Christmas — from silent appliances to quiet within
In the gallop of the festive season, with so much to do in the run-up to Christmas, it’s important to find peace and...In the gallop of the festive season, with so much to do in the run-up to Christmas, it’s...In the gallop of the festive season, with so much to do in the run-up to Christmas, it’s...
PROPERTY | INTERVIEW
Sarah Beeny: ‘I downsized from a 97-room country house’
I hadn’t thought about moving out of London but my husband Graham couldn’t imagine growing old in the city and we had always wanted to build our own house. We moved to a farm just outside Bruton, Somerset, in 2018. We chose it partly because...I hadn’t thought about moving out of London but my husband Graham couldn’t imagine growing old in...I hadn’t thought about moving out of London but my husband Graham couldn’t imagine growing old in...
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Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Puzzles to solve at your leisure on paper
Globe-trotting ministers defy climate pledge with 86 trips in 18 months
SNP ministers have flown the equivalent of ten times around the world in the past 18 months despite their firm commitment to reduce international air travel emissions. The globe-trotting politicians, often accompanied by special advisers and officials, have been on overseas missions 86 times...SNP ministers have flown the equivalent of ten times around the world in the past 18 months despite their firm commitment to reduce international air travel emissions. The globe-trotting politicians, often accompanied by special advisers and officials, have been on overseas missions 86 times...SNP ministers have flown the equivalent of ten times around the world in the past 18 months despite their firm commitment to...
euro 2024
Tartan Army scrambles to book flights and tickets for Euro 2024
Up to 70,000 Scots have started the scramble for Euro 2024 tickets after being pitched against tournament hosts Germany in last night’s televised draw. Steve Clarke’s squad drew the daunting opening game of the tournament against the German side, the third favourites, in Munich on Sunday, June 14. Scotland, in pot three of the draw having...Up to 70,000 Scots have started the scramble for Euro 2024 tickets after being pitched against tournament hosts Germany in last night’s televised draw. Steve Clarke’s squad drew the daunting opening game of the tournament against the German side, the third favourites, in Munich on Sunday, June 14. Scotland, in pot three of the draw having...Up to 70,000 Scots have started the scramble for Euro 2024 tickets after being pitched against tournament hosts Germany in last...
news
‘The time John Byrne told me his darkest family secret’
There are two ways to react when a great artist broaches a subject not so much uncomfortable as taboo, as John Byrne did in 2017 when he opened up about the incestuous relationship that brought him into the world. The shocked, censorious response is to try to shut the conversation down. “We don’t need to hear about...There are two ways to react when a great artist broaches a subject not so much uncomfortable as...There are two ways to react when a great artist broaches a subject not so much uncomfortable as...
Gillian Bowditch | comment
No place for decency and selflessness when scaling the greasy pole
The deaths last week of two veteran Scottish politicians have been leapt upon in some quarters as the perfect...The deaths last week of two veteran Scottish politicians have been leapt upon in some quarters as...The deaths last week of two veteran Scottish politicians have been leapt upon in some quarters as...
Blair McDougall | Comment
‘Save the Union? I don’t want to either … but it’s rather important’ – Alistair Darling remembered
I was reluctant to become chief executive to Alistair Darling’s chairman in the referendum campaign. I told him as...I was reluctant to become chief executive to Alistair Darling’s chairman in the referendum campaign.I was reluctant to become chief executive to Alistair Darling’s chairman in the referendum campaign.
euro 2024 | michael grant
Tartan Army ready to shock in Germany as Scotland land dream draw
Never mind that some prankster managed to disrupt the Euro 2024 draw ceremony by broadcasting the panting and moaning soundtrack from a porn clip. More importantly, and just as breathlessly, how does Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and Scotland sound? If websites made a noise when they crashed there would have been a deafening racket last night as the Tartan Army...Never mind that some prankster managed to disrupt the Euro 2024 draw ceremony by broadcasting the...Never mind that some prankster managed to disrupt the Euro 2024 draw ceremony by broadcasting the...
ALEX MASSIE | COMMENT
Nippy times are here to stay — until grown ups are back in the room
The stories politicians tell us may often say more about the politicians than they realise. Consider this month’s...The stories politicians tell us may often say more about the politicians than they realise. Consider this month’s Scottish budget. Ever since Jeremy Hunt delivered the autumn statement, Scottish government ministers have parroted the line that it was a disgraceful piece of work because it failed to provide enough...The stories politicians tell us may often say more about the politicians than they realise. Consider this month’s Scottish budget.
scottish business commentary
‘Business at the heart of government’ has to be more than words
GABRIELLA BENNETT | HOME FRONT
Why do I need six bins?
rugby union
Schoeman beats Kitshoff as Ulster lose fascinating forward battle
Ulster 24 Edinburgh 27
The Belfast crowd came to see a South African loose-head prop produce a storming performance but the Kingspan faithful did not expect it to come from the Edinburgh player wearing No 1. But Pierre Schoeman, the former Bull capped by Scotland, led the way as the Edinburgh pack and front row bossed matters to ensure that double World Cup winner Steven Kitshoff got off to a...The Belfast crowd came to see a South African loose-head prop produce a storming performance but...The Belfast crowd came to see a South African loose-head prop produce a storming performance but...
Scottish premiership
Naismith returns to haunt former employers for second time
Steven Naismith is ruining his reputation at Rugby Park, guiding Hearts to a second win of the season away at the...Steven Naismith is ruining his reputation at Rugby Park, guiding Hearts to a second win of the season away at the club where he started his playing career, and spoiling the Kilmarnock manager’s Derek McInnes’s landmark 700th game. Lawrence Shankland maintained his rich vein of form by setting up the only goal, his...Steven Naismith is ruining his reputation at Rugby Park, guiding Hearts to a second win of the season away at the club where he...
Far right ‘now a bigger threat than dissidents’
Violent far-right extremists pose the biggest threat to the security of the state and to public safety, senior gardai warned last night. Sources said that the extremists were considered a more serious threat than dissident republican groups following the riots in Dublin on November 23. Officers...Violent far-right extremists pose the biggest threat to the security of the state and to public safety, senior gardai warned last night. Sources said that the extremists were considered a more serious threat than dissident republican groups following the riots in Dublin on November 23. Officers...Violent far-right extremists pose the biggest threat to the security of the state and to public safety, senior gardai warned...
policing
Gardai tool up with €1.7m of new Tasers
The gardai have spent €1.7 million on Tasers in the past three years as Drew Harris, the commissioner, announced the purchase of 200 more of the non-lethal weapons. Harris revealed last week that the public order unit, or riot squad, would be equipped with the new Tasers and stronger pepper spray after the riots in Dublin on November 23. To...The gardai have spent €1.7 million on Tasers in the past three years as Drew Harris, the commissioner, announced the purchase of 200 more of the non-lethal weapons. Harris revealed last week that the public order unit, or riot squad, would be equipped with the new Tasers and stronger pepper spray after the riots in Dublin on November 23. To...The gardai have spent €1.7 million on Tasers in the past three years as Drew Harris, the commissioner, announced the purchase...
Music
MacGowan was fighting to the end, says his wife
Shane MacGowan’s wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, has opened up about the punk rock icon’s painful struggles towards the end of his life but said he did not want to die. The lead singer of the Pogues, who shocked purists in the 1980s with punchy songs that put a new twist on Irish folk, died of pneumonia last Thursday...Shane MacGowan’s wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, has opened up about the punk rock icon’s painful...Shane MacGowan’s wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, has opened up about the punk rock icon’s painful...
CONOR BRADY | COMMENT
Frontline officers need the full protection of proper oversight
In all of the vivid, terrifying images streaming out of the Dublin rioting, one in particular has disturbed, not to...In all of the vivid, terrifying images streaming out of the Dublin rioting, one in particular has...In all of the vivid, terrifying images streaming out of the Dublin rioting, one in particular has...
politics
Expenses quirk clocks up payout for unwell TDs
TDs and senators have been paid expenses for travel and accommodation for more than 1,600 days of sick leave over the...TDs and senators have been paid expenses for travel and accommodation for more than 1,600 days of...TDs and senators have been paid expenses for travel and accommodation for more than 1,600 days of...
INTERVIEW
Neil Hannon on his dream Wonka project
‘If I had written a fictional story of what I would like to have happened, who would have called me up to write songs for a particular project, I would have written this,” Neil Hannon says from his home in Co Kildare. The Divine Comedy singer-songwriter is recounting the day three years ago when the director of Wonka, Paul King, got in touch. It feels like a match...‘If I had written a fictional story of what I would like to have happened, who would have called...‘If I had written a fictional story of what I would like to have happened, who would have called...
COMEDY
Arms and Hog: ‘It turns out comedians are just not as sexy as musicians’
The comedy sketch group Foil, Arms and Hog had a situation at a gig in Finland earlier this year where the audience...The comedy sketch group Foil, Arms and Hog had a situation at a gig in Finland earlier this year where the audience didn’t laugh. “It was really strange,” Seán “Foil” Finegan says, shaking his head. “We got a great round of applause at the end of our routine but most of our jokes seemed to fall flat. We weren’t sure...The comedy sketch group Foil, Arms and Hog had a situation at a gig in Finland earlier this year where the audience didn’t laugh.
Tom Dunne | Comment
Christy, Sinéad and Shane — a holy trinity of talent and tragedy
Brenda power | comment
No free ride for welfare recipients running riot
Gary Murphy | Comment
Integrating refugees in rural villages isn’t beyond the Pale
Alison O’Connor | Comment
It’s our duty to educate ourselves on both sides of Israel-Gaza
MONEY
Have a savvy Christmas without being a Scrooge
Don’t expect to get much change from €700 on your Christmas budget this year, with the average Irish consumer...Don’t expect to get much change from €700 on your Christmas budget this year, with the average...Don’t expect to get much change from €700 on your Christmas budget this year, with the average...
business
TK Maxx turns on the style in sales
Sales at the Irish arm of TK Maxx, the off-price fashion retailer, shot up 20 per cent to €240.3 million in the year...Sales at the Irish arm of TK Maxx, the off-price fashion retailer, shot up 20 per cent to €240.3...Sales at the Irish arm of TK Maxx, the off-price fashion retailer, shot up 20 per cent to €240.3...
shane macgowan
The man who made Irish music cool
Shane MacGowan, best known as the frontman of the Pogues, was one of the great Irish songwriters, as good as if not better than Van Morrison, U2, Phil Lynott, Rory Gallagher or anyone else you’d care to name. In fact, he was one of the great...Shane MacGowan, best known as the frontman of the Pogues, was one of the great Irish songwriters...Shane MacGowan, best known as the frontman of the Pogues, was one of the great Irish songwriters...
Christmas Food Special
Festive bubbles from €9.99 to €279 to help you celebrate this Christmas
’Tis the season for fortified wines, those traditional winter warmers, but it’s also time to look beyond the usual suspects such as dry sherry, undoubtedly the best value fine wine on the planet and now making a splash in some...’Tis the season for fortified wines, those traditional winter warmers, but it’s also time to look beyond the usual suspects such as dry sherry, undoubtedly the best value fine wine on the planet and now making a splash in some...’Tis the season for fortified wines, those traditional winter warmers, but it’s also time to look beyond the usual...
Christmas Food Special
The perfect wine for your Christmas day starter is under €12!
The big day is on the way and it inevitably brings out the best and worst in families, but if you’re buying the wines for the dinner you may be able to keep more of them smiling for longer. There are, of course, wines that...The big day is on the way and it inevitably brings out the best and worst in families, but if you’re buying the wines for the dinner you may be able to keep more of them smiling for longer. There are, of course, wines that...The big day is on the way and it inevitably brings out the best and worst in families, but if you’re buying the wines...
Christmas Food Special
The GastroGays’ recipes for the perfect canapes for your drinks party
Christmas FOOD special
The best supermarket nibbles for Christmas drinks at home
TRAVEL
There’s more to Vancouver than skiing and whale watching
Vancouver has long been a destination where young Irish people go to enjoy a summer or two but many have forgotten to come home, and who could blame them? There’s no other city in the world with more natural beauty on its doorstep. It’s a year-round destination because of its easy access to outdoor recreations, which include hiking in the summer and skiing and...Vancouver has long been a destination where young Irish people go to enjoy a summer or two but...Vancouver has long been a destination where young Irish people go to enjoy a summer or two but...
TRAVEL
JP McMahon’s insider guide to Copenhagen
The chef and restaurateur JP McMahon is the owner and culinary director of the Michelin-starred Aniar Restaurant (and...The chef and restaurateur JP McMahon is the owner and culinary director of the Michelin-starred Aniar Restaurant (and Boutique Cookery School) and the Spanish restaurant Cava Bodega in Galway city. In 2015 he founded the international culinary symposium Food on the Edge and in 2022 launched the JP McMahon Culinary...The chef and restaurateur JP McMahon is the owner and culinary director of the Michelin-starred Aniar Restaurant (and Boutique...
Cormac Lucey | Economic Outlook
Central bank guvnors get kicked around the pitch by market rates
BRIAN CAREY | AGENDA
O’Brien’s telecoms tirade has the ring of truth
Denis O’Brien was in full flow for his fireside chat with the Telecoms.com podcast, firing out barbs against the...Denis O’Brien was in full flow for his fireside chat with the Telecoms.com podcast, firing out...Denis O’Brien was in full flow for his fireside chat with the Telecoms.com podcast, firing out...
Nick Webb | InsidE TRACK
Paul Coulson could use Johnny Sexton’s skills in South Africa
So what was Paul Coulson, the billionaire former boss of Ardagh, doing sitting next to Johnny Sexton at last...So what was Paul Coulson, the billionaire former boss of Ardagh, doing sitting next to Johnny...So what was Paul Coulson, the billionaire former boss of Ardagh, doing sitting next to Johnny...
rugby union
Frawley pounces late as Leinster fight back
Connacht 22 Leinster 24
The last time that Leinster lost in Galway was during their double year, six seasons ago, when a second string with nothing to play for were thumped 47-10. Connacht properly rubbed their noses in it, allowing John Muldoon to kick the last conversion on his final appearance for his native province. It seemed like every contest here since has been a punishment beating as...The last time that Leinster lost in Galway was during their double year, six seasons ago, when a...The last time that Leinster lost in Galway was during their double year, six seasons ago, when a...
rugby union
Schoeman beats Kitshoff as Ulster lose fascinating forward battle
The Belfast crowd came to see a South African loose-head prop produce a storming performance but the Kingspan...The Belfast crowd came to see a South African loose-head prop produce a storming performance but the Kingspan faithful did not expect it to come from the Edinburgh player wearing No 1. But Pierre Schoeman, the former Bull capped by Scotland, led the way as the Edinburgh pack and front row bossed matters to ensure...The Belfast crowd came to see a South African loose-head prop produce a storming performance but the Kingspan faithful did not...
football | Kieran mckenna interview
McKenna brings top-flight ideas to Portman Road
rugby union | Peter o’reilly
Will the 2031 Rugby World Cup stay in the US?
showjumping
‘You break the mould and it doesn’t always go down well’
When Michael Blake asked for his first pony when aged nine, John Blake saw the chance to teach his son a life lesson. Blake would milk the house cow every morning before school. Once the cow calved, selling the calf was his reward. He got £75 and...When Michael Blake asked for his first pony when aged nine, John Blake saw the chance to teach...When Michael Blake asked for his first pony when aged nine, John Blake saw the chance to teach...
Comment
UAE autocrats think a free press is a crime
Oliver Shah
An Abu Dhabi-backed deal for The Telegraph would damage journalism
Matthew Syed
Hugo Hindsight KC is doing a grand job knifing hapless public servants
sarah ditum
Farage’s jungle ordeal shows he’s not so much a big beast as a big embarrassment
Hadley Freeman
Fear can wait. I’ve got a group Shabbat to go to
jeremy clarkson
10,000 steps a day? I’m not a postman
Rod Liddle
An alliance of the despotic, the corrupt and the West’s dimwits? That’ll be the UN
robert colvile
The Tories should stop waving their Brexit flags. Voters are drowning in other troubles
WHAT’S APPENING
This week, Elon Musk displays his X-rated diplomacy*
terri white | week ending
Two little words for the teacher who made me what I am today
the sunday times view
The West needs a champion to face enemies of democracy
the sunday times view
Justice comes one step nearer for the blood scandal victims
Readers’ poll: should under-13s be given smartphones?
Many children will want nothing for Christmas more than a smartphone. Studies suggest nine in ten 11-year-olds in the...Many children will want nothing for Christmas more than a smartphone. Studies suggest nine in ten...Many children will want nothing for Christmas more than a smartphone. Studies suggest nine in ten...
Nick Newman’s week
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Jamaican Christmas cake, ownerless cars and the great loo trek
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ken Dodd was dead right on immortality
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Quiz show chumps let down in school
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Just like Clarkson, I hear no evil